Florence El
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 509 students
Shands El
4836 Shands Dr, Mesquite, TX 75150
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
567
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mesquite ISD
Dallas County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Shands El
Shands El is a public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Mesquite ISD. The school is located in a large suburb in Dallas County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 567 students were enrolled, with about 13.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Texas elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 567 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Mesquite ISD
- County
- Dallas County
- NCES school ID
- 483039003418
Schools near Shands El
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.